Malden, MassachusettsMay 1960

Insufficient Data

Summary

On May 21, 1960, a witness in Malden, Massachusetts, saw a white light pass a window. The card lists the sighting as a ground visual observation.

The light caused a reflection as it passed. The witness said it took about two seconds to pass a 20-inch window. The light grew smaller as it moved away and disappeared. No other details were reported.

This report was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. The Air Force said that without additional information, a valid conclusion about the cause of the light could not be reached.

Reported location

Malden, Massachusetts

Date of incident

May 1960

State / country

MA / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 38

Original case file scans

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I. DATE 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS
DO Was Ball |
21 May 60 Malden, Massachusetts So
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0. Possibly Balloon
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GMT 21 Z 60 0 AirVisvol O Air-Intercept Radar |D Possibly Aircraft
5S. PHOTOS o . SOU 8 ST ul
Nhe Civilian O Possibly Astronomical |
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other Light reflection
LL 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
2 sec one descending |O Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | 11. COMMENTS ; |
White light passed window causing reflection. | Without additional information a valid |
Light took 2 sec to pass 20" window and got conclusion as to the cause of the light
smaller as it disappeared. No other information is impossible, however witness states
received. Letter requesting information not that it was a light she saw reflecting
answered. in her windows:.
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